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TITLE 22 - EXAMINING BOARDS
PART 15 - TEXAS STATE BOARD OF PHARMACY
CHAPTER 281 - ADMINISTRATIVE PRACTICE AND PROCEDURES
SUBCHAPTER A - GENERAL PROVISIONS
SECTION/RULE §281.7 - Grounds for Discipline for a Pharmacist License
Chapter Review Date 05/09/2024

(a) For the purposes of the Act, §565.001(a)(2), "unprofessional conduct" is defined as engaging in behavior or committing an act that fails to conform with the standards of the pharmacy profession, including, but not limited to, criminal activity or activity involving moral turpitude, dishonesty, or corruption. This conduct shall include, but not be limited to:(1) dispensing a prescription drug pursuant to a forged, altered, or fraudulent prescription;(2) dispensing a prescription drug order pursuant to a prescription from a practitioner as follows:(A) the dispensing of a prescription drug order not issued for a legitimate medical purpose or in the usual course of professional practice shall include the following:(i) dispensing controlled substances or dangerous drugs to an individual or individuals in quantities, dosages, or for periods of time which grossly exceed standards of practice, approved labeling of the federal Food and Drug Administration, or the guidelines published in professional literature; or(ii) dispensing controlled substances or dangerous drugs when the pharmacist knows or reasonably should have known that the controlled substances or dangerous drugs are not necessary or required for the patient's valid medical needs or for a valid therapeutic purpose;(B) the provisions of subparagraph (A)(i) and (ii) of this paragraph are not applicable for prescriptions dispensed to persons with intractable pain in accordance with the requirements of the Intractable Pain Treatment Act, or to a narcotic drug dependent person in accordance with the requirements of